Die Komplexit?t ist mehr in jeder Hinsicht und darf nicht "simplifziert" werden. Das Ziel dieser empirischen Studie ist eine Antwort auf die Fragen zu finden, ob die objektiv-rationale Komplexit?tsbew?ltigung im Multiprojektmanagement an ihre Grenzen st??t und, daraus abgeleitet, wie...

The successful implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System can help an organisation to redefine its business processes and enhance its competitive advantage. An ERP System Implementation is a transformation project, which changes the way an organisation thinks and acts about...

Privately Financed Infrastructure (PFI) projects are characterized by huge and irreversible investments and are faced with various risks. Project performance risks, such as project completion time and costs, affect the project value significantly, particularly in project development phase. This...

Information Technology (IT) projects that resulted from the accelerated technologicalpace of change, will enable a path of growth and long term return on investment(ROI) for organisations. However, embarking on such large scale investments leavelittle opportunity to turn back, and sound project...

This thesis presents empirical research into the project risk pricing decision undertaken by Australian project leaders for domestic project finance. It addresses questions about the relative importance of various project finance risks on the project risk pricing decision; the impact of risk...

Trust is an underlying psychological condition that can cause cooperation or risk-taking. Trust is considered as a predominant feature and a central mechanism in business transactions, especially among Chinese. Trust-based relationships create advantages in conducting business such as lowering...

This dissertation studies strategies to mitigate the risks associated with operational and strategic decisions of a firm, particularly focusing on project management, product development and procurement decisions. In the first essay we develop two simulation-based methods to evaluate risky...

Forecasting is a critical component of project management. Project managers must beable to make reliable predictions about the final duration and cost of projects startingfrom project inception. Such predictions need to be revised and compared with theproject's objectives to obtain early...

Forecasting is a critical component of project management. Project managers must beable to make reliable predictions about the final duration and cost of projects startingfrom project inception. Such predictions need to be revised and compared with theproject’s objectives to obtain early...